Municipal Council.

Lake County Press, Volume IX, Issue 467, 22 April 1880, Page 2

Municipal Council.

Ordinary Meeting, 19th Aped Present: —His Worship the Ma; Crs Graham, Pritchard, Barker, El Campbell, Costello, and Scoles. The minutes of last meeting v read and confirmed. Outward correspondence:—To I lonial Treasurer, enclosing returnij rates collected for the year endings March, 1880; to W. Turton, EsqJ gazetting dog-tax collector, and! Arrow United Company’s water-rigl to the Colonial Secretary, asking Governor to appoint and gazette T Johnson as collector of dog-registrai fees in the Borough for the year Is 81 Inward correspondence:—Prom Welsh, asking permission to reni some soil on the mining-reserve n his leased sections on Block X 3 from AY. Turton, Esq,, rewater-rigj and re dog-tax collection. An account from the Arrow El United Company for turning water! race (29 weeks at 5s per week, £7l was passed for payment. Crs Barker, Pritchard, and Cos! reported that they had visited the I tective works, and found that the ui breach in them was 40 feet long! the lower breach 50 feet long. A| 100 fascines would be required fel pair the damage done. Proposed by Cr Scoles, seconded Cr Barker, and carried, ‘‘Thatj breaches in the protective works ll paired, and that a sub-committee I sisting of His Worship the Mayor,! Barker, Graham, Pritchard, Camji and the mover he empowered to prel specifications and call for tendeni the work.” Mr Welsh’s request re soil on mill reserve was acceded to. A general rate of Is in the i| struck on all rateable property nil the Borough; payable on the Istifi The Council then went into (8 mittee upon the water-supply que* and, on resuming, resolved to® reporting until next ordinary meel A vote of thanks to the chair the proceedings. /I A special meeting of the CounciH held last evening; when the resolp passed on the 23rd March re levy* special water rate of Is in the ip confirmed.